On Hannibal's Trail

On Hannibal's Trail
Genre	History, travel
Presented by	Danny Wood Sam Wood Ben Wood
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Chris Granlund
Producer(s)	Robin Dashwood Fiona Cushley Andrea Illescas
Editor(s)	Mike Duly Moira Knowles
Location(s)	Spain France Italy Tunisia
Cinematography	John Bretherton
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	BBC
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC Four
Picture format	1080i [1]
Original run	19 July 2010 (2010-07-19) – 23 August 2010 (2010-08-23)
External links
Website
Production website

On Hannibal's Trail is a history and travel BBC television series in which three Australian brothers - Danny, Ben and Sam Wood - set out cycling on the trail of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who marched from Spain to Rome at the head of an invading army accompanied by elephants.

The series was first shown on BBC Four in July 2010, and later repeated on BBC HD.

Episodes

1. "Hitting the Road" – 19 July 2010

The brothers hit the road, cycling up the east coast of Spain, passing through the palms of Elche, the beaches of Benidorm and Valencia's zoo before arriving at Sagunto, where Hannibal's war against the Romans truly began. On the way, they meet Australian cycling champion Matthew Lloyd and they talk to the elephants - and their keepers.

1. "Barca! Barca! Barca!" – 26 July 2010
2. "Crossing the Rhone" – 2 August 2010
3. "Over the Alps" – 9 August 2010
4. "Hannibal the Great" – 16 August 2010
5. "Hannibal at the Gates" – 23 August 2010

References

1. ^ "BBC Studios and Post Production". http://www.bbcstudiosandpostproduction.com/mediasolutions/case_studies/hannibal_casestudy.html. 

External links

• On Hannibal's Trail at BBC Programmes
• On Hannibal's Trail at the Internet Movie Database
• On Hannibal's Trail Production website
• Wood Brothers Production website